Friday, October 16, 2009

Kelly Ripa Announcement: She's Returning to 'All My Children'!

Look like she's not all talk. Kelly Ripa, who has always spoken fondly of her time on 'All My Children,' announced today on 'Live With Regis & Kelly' today that she and real-life husband Mark Consuelos are returning to Pine Valley for two episodes early next year.

The couple will reprise their popular roles of Hayley and Mateo Santos on Jan. 4 and 5, 2010 to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Agnes Nixon-created sudser. Watch Ripa make the announcement on 'Regis & Kelly' below:



Ripa's often said that she'd be willing to revisit Hayley -- unlike some ex-soap stars who deny they were ever even on daytime. The days of applying a dab or three of Liquid Paper to soap credits on resumes really weren't that long ago, but Ripa and Consuelos have never hidden the fact that they began their careers -- and real-life romance-- while they were on ABC Daytime